Stronghold 3 - should we be hopeful?

October 15th, 2011, 08:44

When I first saw Stronghold 3 all over the place, my initial reaction was "meh". While the first game was golden, SH2 & Legends just werent very good games. The economy was convoluted, the AI was anything but intelligent, and they were buggy as hell. There was good times to be had here and there, and I do keep them installed just so I can fire them up and remind myself why i last ragequit.

Some preview interviews have me at least a little hopeful that maybe this time they got it right. Some key differences between SH2 and 3 are:
- simplifying the economy a little, more like SH1.
- Using someone else's engine instead of building their own.